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Funnel plots of the four outcome variables for the evaluation of study bias. Dotted lines represent 95% confidence interval with a fixed population treatment effect, and the presence of a study outside these boundaries may suggest systematic bias. The only studies falling outside the boundaries were Malouf et al. and Su et al. distant metastasis and 5-year survival data, respectively.
